The use of gases like nitrogen and carbon dioxide can reduce the amount of water used in oil and gas production by up to 50 percent, the company said.

“We continue to position ourselves to better support this growing oil and gas region,” Wayne Bohannon, president of Air Liquide’s industrial division in the United States, said in a statement. “The growing demand for nitrogen in this region coupled with the booming oilfield services activity there and in other regions of the US, aligns well with our offers and capabilities and our growth and expansion plans to serve this industry.”